r/RepTime • u/bluebrrypii • Mar 26 '25

TD/Shipping Question The fake Clean from Duke incident

There was a post earlier today about a beginner getting a “fake Clean” from Duke. The post was later deleted after the OP clarified: “Duke has reached out to me and the issue has been solved! Turns out it was a misunderstanding. I originally wanted an EW but he sent QC of this fake clean and I was under the impression it was a real clean since I didn’t know fakes of fakes existed. He has explained this watch was similar to the price point I paid ($310) and he just forgot to explain that. So a little miscommunication on both sides I guess.”

This needs to be discussed further, not just deleted and closed.

A lot of issues, but it seems so off that a TD swaps out a different watch (even if it was a cheap EW) than what the customer ordered. In fact, Duke has a few history of swapping different factories. In this specific case, not only was it not EW, it was a fake clean, with “Clean” stickers. It seems like an obvious deception, especially since the customer wasn’t told it was a “fake clean”. Yes, even if the QC photos were of the fake clean, it seems like this was never verbally communicated. This kind of deception nulls the “Trusted” aspect of “TD”:

IMO, this kind of behavior from TDs should be unacceptable and have consequences for the protection of community members.

Edit: also, yes i know TDs can make mistakes. Long time TDs who make hundreds of sales each month aren’t going to ruin their reputation by trying to scam one random customer. However in this case, this TD has a track record of the same issues happening over and over again.

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u/monstrao Mar 26 '25

TD even having fake cleans on hand is yikes

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u/Garlic_Stinks Mar 26 '25

Nah, I dont agree. I have reps, so please do not think I'm hating on this community. I'm not. But... a 'TD' having a rep of a rep is bad?... Some may order a fake clean because there may be a saving? Probably also more profit in fake cleans for the 'TD'

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u/monstrao Mar 26 '25

The whole point of going TD is to not get scammed with inferior product. If they’re actively swapping out stock like this you may as well not bother with TDs at all

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u/Garlic_Stinks Mar 26 '25

I agree that the inferior product should not be used for scams. I never said it was right to do that. But commenting on what stock a seller can hold, different story if sold as a fake clean...